While heading to her vehicle around 8 a.m. to head to work, the dog startled her and she began to run but tripped, according to a police report. The fall led to skin being scraped off her left knee and left elbow, drawing blood.

The woman, who has a concealed pistol license, then fired one shot into the air, in an attempt to scare off the dog. The dog stopped in its tracks following the shot.

A second shot was then fired into the air, and the dog began to run back into the neighbor's home. She has asked the neighbor in the past to secure the dog. Her injuries did not require any medical attention.

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